tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post5647879871248452149..comments2024-03-02T07:47:01.546-05:00Comments on The Lair of the Silver Fox.: Blessedly Brief Button Blog! -- A "Theme Thursday" PostThe Silver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-74265510065257345392009-08-03T12:20:57.800-04:002009-08-03T12:20:57.800-04:00After Mal and I got married, we somehow ended up w...After Mal and I got married, we somehow ended up with a 1964 Plymouth Belvedere with the push-button transmission...truly a terrible car. Oddly, Chrysler still has crappy transmissions. We bought a brand-new 1990 Dodge Caravan...needed a new transmission at 27,000 miles. Luckily it was still covered under the warranty. Poor design.cousin saulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-67265682002135188942009-08-01T16:15:05.939-04:002009-08-01T16:15:05.939-04:00You Americans ALWAYS made the greatest looking Car...You Americans ALWAYS made the greatest looking Cars!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-6799688361174065932009-08-01T04:33:41.623-04:002009-08-01T04:33:41.623-04:00i have far less interest in cars than in buttons, ...i have far less interest in cars than in buttons, as it happens - but love classic cars.<br /><br />I didn't know push-button phones appeared so early - interesting!lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-364633160941763842009-07-31T06:43:12.342-04:002009-07-31T06:43:12.342-04:00@Kris: A pushbutton transmission with a direct lin...@Kris: A pushbutton transmission with a direct line to the Kremlin?<br /><br />Ohhhhhhhh, maybe you were talking about the prototype touch-tone telephone? ;-)The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-55283605813798936322009-07-31T04:16:51.421-04:002009-07-31T04:16:51.421-04:00I want one.
In red.
With a direct line to the Kr...I want one.<br /><br />In red.<br /><br />With a direct line to the Kremlin.Kris McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789355638389350528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-78557372521001351722009-07-31T00:47:22.959-04:002009-07-31T00:47:22.959-04:00Way to go, SF. My post didn't go up until afte...Way to go, SF. My post didn't go up until after midnight, :( my computer was being a putz. Need a new ethermet cable. But I tried.dreamhavenhttp://onceuponaspider.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-59334416203950959932009-07-30T22:33:10.227-04:002009-07-30T22:33:10.227-04:00@Kurt: That "floating" quality can be av...@Kurt: That "floating" quality can be avoided if you put the beer down and keep your hands on the steering wheel. Just a friendly FYI.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-85375428016476958862009-07-30T22:29:23.915-04:002009-07-30T22:29:23.915-04:00I had a 68 Dodge Dart that my father gave me. It w...I had a 68 Dodge Dart that my father gave me. It was quite peppy, but it sort of floated all over the road. I got pulled over by the cops once because they thought I was drunk. I finally sold it to a friend whose father admired it.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076973960956565537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-78822534127709347042009-07-30T21:38:27.391-04:002009-07-30T21:38:27.391-04:00I have never had much interest in cars...other tha...I have never had much interest in cars...other than appreciating having a reliable one to get me hither and fro...but I AM intrigued by a push button transmission!!!Jill from Killeny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639521470702814007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-19656310992469146222009-07-30T19:46:15.603-04:002009-07-30T19:46:15.603-04:00Hi! Silverfox,
"The prototype touch-tone tele...Hi! Silverfox,<br /><i>"The prototype touch-tone telephone pictured above sold on eBay for almost $18,000 less than a year ago!"</i> <br />Say Wot! Get Out!...I'am So Sorry!<br />Subby77,<br /><br />Thanks for your time...The Silver Fox, and all the information about "classic" cars. <br /><br />Classy TT post!...an avatar!<br />Take care!<br />DeeDee ;-DWhoistin-tinandsnowy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09747744022761077700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-21090925699833416822009-07-30T19:36:34.497-04:002009-07-30T19:36:34.497-04:00i've never seen that push button transmission ...i've never seen that push button transmission before either. but that's really coolJaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453433190266432905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-47778399068137972512009-07-30T19:25:01.890-04:002009-07-30T19:25:01.890-04:00I've never been in one either. To think that a...I've never been in one either. To think that all the newer cars are so innovative. Those were beautiful cars. I'm sure that you were sad to let them go.Liza B. Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01972314916893907008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-6628300826597724932009-07-30T18:33:02.413-04:002009-07-30T18:33:02.413-04:00Wow! I also have never seen that push button trans...Wow! I also have never seen that push button transmission!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158978490041796686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-88108350772364409862009-07-30T15:28:56.653-04:002009-07-30T15:28:56.653-04:00Wow that looks cool! Hope you get one of those aga...Wow that looks cool! Hope you get one of those again some day :-)Dot-Comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663586004771357488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-79529353411757772332009-07-30T13:45:42.183-04:002009-07-30T13:45:42.183-04:00Ha! I'll send you my Paypal account number.Ha! I'll send you my Paypal account number.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-25017045388932840752009-07-30T13:02:02.600-04:002009-07-30T13:02:02.600-04:00@Betsy: That reminds me, I owe you a royalty check...@Betsy: That reminds me, I owe you a royalty check. I've been selling over-sized posters of your pedicured feet on a fetish website... [<i>ducks</i>]The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-73562866770225813092009-07-30T12:34:12.369-04:002009-07-30T12:34:12.369-04:00SF ~ I'm about half way through the TT list an...SF ~ I'm about half way through the TT list and just had to come back over and say that I imagine you are having much more fun reading the button themes than you did the comments on my feet! tee-hee!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-10859238388788591142009-07-30T10:52:00.424-04:002009-07-30T10:52:00.424-04:00Isn't that cool! Our 2009 Mini Cooper has push...Isn't that cool! Our 2009 Mini Cooper has push-button transmission and I love it! It sure beats the grinding of the key in the ignition.<br /><br />Ingenious little post, SF.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-35345675528384470832009-07-30T10:33:58.394-04:002009-07-30T10:33:58.394-04:00I too operated a auto with push-button transmissio...I too operated a auto with push-button transmission...lordy I am old. Thanks for the memories!!!!!!!!!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984487893461337864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-55666735255442228412009-07-30T10:30:04.742-04:002009-07-30T10:30:04.742-04:00Love the old cars...really sharp! The push button...Love the old cars...really sharp! The push button transmission...now that is something I've never seen before. Although in Nascar, the cars are started with a button instead of a key. That's as close as I get!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-15080030593997006772009-07-30T10:20:37.199-04:002009-07-30T10:20:37.199-04:00@VE: "Did it come with a remote?" *sigh*...@VE: "Did it come with a remote?" *<i>sigh</i>* Only you, VE, only you...<br /><br />@Subby: Mom's much better, coming home tomorrow or Monday, thanks.<br /><br />@Megan: Front seat or back? Hard to maneuver in a Mustang, innit? ;-)<br /><br />@Alan: Best thing about them was the reaction you'd get from passengers.<br /><br />@Candie: We all want different things. But I'd definitely want women to ride in the car with me...<br /><br />@Jayne: Believe it or not, I don't recall encountering the term "three-on-the-tree" before, although its meaning is immediately apparent.<br /><br />@Willow: Pics of me? If and when I get the car, I'd <i>really</i> have to give that one some thought.<br /><br />@Baino: "Keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel?" Sounds like someone hasn't totally gotten over my "Doors" post of a few weeks back.<br /><br />@Leah: They <i>were</i> cool, weren't they? Like I wrote to Alan, it was their uniqueness more than their functionality.<br /><br />@Jinksy: Not sure. In the USA we're probably more used to the similar phrase "button your lip" (which pre-dates the mimed act of "zippering" your mouth shut), and that goes back at least 70-80 years.<br /><br />@Wings: See? You young'uns can still learn from us old-timers! ;-)<br /><br />@Roy: There are, thanks to classic car buffs. I'm not very mechanical, so I can only imagine the problems in maintaining a pushbutton tranny (getting parts, etc.) nowadays, though!<br /><br />@Brian: Cute. You're forgiven. ;-) My Mom's going to hit 92 in October -- and I have no reason to believe that she won't -- so everything she goes through is taken pretty seriously by those around her. And recently things were more than a bit scary, but she's showing real improvement.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-1690163530668942572009-07-30T10:05:07.814-04:002009-07-30T10:05:07.814-04:00very cool. have never driven a push button but...v...very cool. have never driven a push button but...very cool. hope your mom is doing better soon and you can shift into a lower gear. sorry, that was bad. lol.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-65807000258652163272009-07-30T09:53:54.765-04:002009-07-30T09:53:54.765-04:00When I was a kid we had a Plymouth Valiant with pu...When I was a kid we had a Plymouth Valiant with push-button transmission. My Dad hated it, and soon enough it was gotten rid of and replaced with the same car but with standard transmission. Are there any push-buttons still on the road?Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-90244944363901401942009-07-30T09:27:05.573-04:002009-07-30T09:27:05.573-04:00Wow - I never even KNEW they had push button cars!...Wow - I never even KNEW they had push button cars! Very cool.Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-76195163856869746902009-07-30T09:14:46.119-04:002009-07-30T09:14:46.119-04:00Passing thought - when did 'button up' get...Passing thought - when did 'button up' get to mean (politely) 'shut up'?Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.com